The Republican journal., 1887-12-08

has been very sick, is reported to be improving.
The Cambridge, Mass Leader reports that MI.
Charles Ii. Black has lost a horse valued at 5000.
We arc In receipt of No. 3 of the series on the
10Th Maine, but unable to publish it this week.
1t will appear next week.
CHURCH NOTES. The subject of Rev. j. A. Say
ages sermon at the Unitarian church next Sunday
morning will be "Pure Religion
A reception and supper was given Rev. Il. T..
Hack and Mrs. Hack at Pcrce's Parlor Theatre by
his society on Wednesday evening.
Adviccs from Lynn, Mass, state that Mr.. +. +
Boardman, formerly of Belfast, is very i'll there
He was taken with severe hcmorrhagc of the
stomach.
Smells were caught in abundance, last week, in
the Penobscot river, but none were taken in our
river. Capt. Bramhall, however, obtained some
from Searsport
The Deaf Mutes of New England will meet in
Boston next Friday and Saturday, the occasion be
ing centennial jubilee Mr.. Frank NJ. staples,
OF this city, will attend
IL Is reported that last week The mail carrier, he
tween this city and Unity, was found to be tran-
porting liquor contrary to law. lie was fined fifty
dollars for the otlense, which he paid Bangor
Commercial.
The contract of the city with the Belfast Water
Company calls for four drinking troughs or foun,
tains, for man and beast, and two ornamental fuun-
tains, but these can hardly he put in before ne<l
Our Knox correspondent says: "'rhe article in
late issue OF the journal from the zen of L. C.
Libby, on immigration AMI pauperism, is worthy
the profound thought of every law; bns citizen
of the United Statcs.''
The city schools have returned to the plan adopt
ell last year of beginning the afternoon session
half an hour earlier and closing al hour earlier
than during the fall montl,s-opouing at | J.. ".
and closing at 30, standard
BIG PORK. On Wednesday Mr.. %. G.. White eat
up hog that weighed 600 pound~. THE hog WA
raised by III. ID. Shaw, of Merrill. Alexander &
Burgess have cut up 55l FOUNDER. Pork j. of
good quality this season.
Mr.. Fred r. Chase having completed his course
of instruction with Chas. A. BUrklin, \. NJ, NJ.
d., and having purchased the most approved in
strumcnts, is now prepared to examine the eye
and fit the same with srectacles au, eve glasses.
He will advertise next week.
DEAD DRUNK. Come with me- said city
mars hal Mcdonald to Il Journal reporter on Tues
day evening, 81 have something to show yoji.' ON
the sidewalk on Franklin street near Mr.. r. w.
Pitchers was man stretched, out dead G!uuk.
| The officer carried him to Jail. !leWH- Il y"un-
man and belongs in town.
Invitations have been received here from Mi.
and Mrs James {. Fisher of Lawrence, Mass, to
the marriage reception of thcir'!aughcr Mary and
MIR. George G. Hosson, il, "Wednesday morning,
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take place at II O'Clock, after which MI aal Nil.
Bosom will leave Cor New York aid will visit
Philadelphia, Washington and Montreal, returning
to their home in Lawrence about the middle Of
January. Miss Fisher has been one of Eelfa-t's
summer visitors.
SALE OF MILL PROPERTY. All the mill proper
ty on the east side formerly owned by W. \.
Russell, Of Lawrence, Mass, has been sold to
Isaac ii. sherman and Elmer sherman Belfast.
The property includes the White paper mill, 50
called onc-quarter of the Kelley mill the iriyii-
lege at Masons mill and all the Russell intcYco: in
the llowagc Of the Goose river stream sherman 4
Co., run leather board mill below upon which
| they made extensive repairs the past season.
| Their business has increased SO much they were
| obliged to make the above purchase. A crew Of
men is at work tearing down the Old WIKI mill
and new mill will at once he erected tn,on its
site. The mill will be l0oN.o feet and VIII be
fitted with the best machinery for the manufacture
| of leather beard The power will be from u Rod
| ney Hunt wheel, thirty three inches in diameter,
| in an iron upon a horizontal shaft, which viii
| give l20 horse power. sherman Il Co., expect to
have their new mill running by April nest
A. p. Mansfield, Masonic Temple in addition To
| his always well assorted stock has full line Of
| Christmas goods. Geo w. Burkett, City Block,
is making Il great exhibition of Christmas goods,
and his windows handsomely decorated. II.
| III. Coombs 4 Son, furniture dealers, Main street,
| have just received an unusual line of holiday
| goods which they pleased to show. Iii. L.
Mcdonald Masonic Temple, is fully prepared fol'
| the holidays with Il large and rich stoch III gold
| and silver. .Thayer " Adams, johnson Bloch,
| have large stock OF holiday goods, consisting of
every thing found in well stocked iewolry store
....iI j. Locke, asks people to listen To him, and
says that Santa Claus can be found at e. Main st.
...Saturtlay Dec. 10, C.. T. johnson u Co., John
| son Block, will have a grand opening of holiday
| goods. f. III. Francis & Go. ioNes building. AL
| vertise a good line of boots and shoes At iuM
| figures. These goods always make acceptable
presents. 5. Pitcher, Will open music school
for voice culture and singing at the Inivelsast
| church vestry......U q. Dodge, Belfast, wants
forty girls to ran machines at his factory. Sc
notice Of the annual meeting of the Belfast \ainn:.'
| Bank.
| Personal. Forrest Goodwin will play first Na-r
| and captain the >alems at Il salary uf Sl25 Il
month -. Col. Elers, who has been engaged for
| some months past in the construction Of the Bel
fast water works called at the Journal Office sat
| iNn bu. irr ,l,fAl T., l..
labors here The Colonel is an adopted citizen OF
the right sort, having Ell with distinction in the
Union army during the war of the rebellion, and
| all who met him while here will unite in wishing
him future happiness and prosperity. Miss la
Conant, Of this city is singing III the choir of the
First Presbyterian Church of Portsmouth, Na.,
where Mrs. Daughtry is organist... Mr. George T..
Bracket was in Dexter last week and found Nj.
Charles ii. Crosby, Of this city, in charge of the
Merchants Exchange Hotel an excellent house.
Mr.. Crosby knows how to run a hotel. Mr.. III. \.
Toward Assistant Road Master of the Maine Cen
tral east Of Wateryillc, in Belfast on Monday.
MIR. Geo. u. Otis of Boston, wle in Belfast on
saturday. Mr. Fred Il. Chase has returned
from New York ...... Col Cherry ami lamiT, OF
this city, leave this morning for Boston here they
will remain Il few weeks, and then 20 to the semi
JANNscHTK. 1t seldom that Belfast j. f:lv-
orcd with SO fine Il dramatic performance t!ut
given in the Belfast Opera House last saturday
evening, when Nine. Janauschck, IL "M"@ M@r-
rifles" with a strong supporting c"mrang, Pre-
sented the decentralization Of Sir Walter scott r.
"Gny Mannerin@." The ..r.tmatiS has taken strr
| liberties with the novel; but the characters are the
same, and they were admirably per,onate, 10y this
company. Nine. .Janau-chck herself stands at
the head OF lrr profession and il was something 10
see her in a part that Miss furhman had made
exclusively her own and which no one ha@ at
tempted since her death. For we should pre-
fer seeing Nine. Janauschck in another part and
play, but of the power and intensity of hcr 'sMcg
Merrilics there can he question. The other
leading parts, and the minor parts a. well. were
| captally done, particularly those Of Dandy III
mont and the Dominic; and the company proved
itself to be strong vocally as well as dramatically.
Sanborns orchestra furnished the music, thus III
ding to the pleasure of evening that VIII long
be remembered by these present. Belfast is iii
debted to Mr.. +. A. Owen, of the Bangor Opel3.
House, for this entertainments fact that will be
remembered when he visits us again-and that
will be JAN 18th, when the scenic drama entitled
"Thc World' will be presented by the only au-
thorized company.
STOCKTON. At n special meeting of the engine
company last Saturday evening vote of thanks
was extended to the young ladies who so kindly
| rendered the drama "Rebecca'S Triumph for thcir
benefit \ committee was appointed to about
Il new engine house. The United Fellow ship